San Juan scores big with festival
It would appear congratulations are in order for Jan McClintock, city manager of San Juan Bautista. Together with entertainment organizer Frank Beaty, she has arranged for an international folk festival to be held in San Juan Bautista next Memorial Day weekend.
Letter to the editor: Hollister flies the Christian flag
About 100 Hollister area residents gathered at City Hall to celebrate the raising of the Christian flag on Sunday, April 3. The flag is being flown for the month of April on the city’s Unity pole, in conjunction with the celebration of Easter on...
Letter to the editor: Faith and pregnancy
Re: 10-8-21 Keeping dialogue open on pregnancy, infant loss (Hollister Free Lance, Oct. 8)
A wanted pregnancy ending prematurely called a “miscarriage” causes a great deal of sadness. So much so that when a pregnancy is ended purposefully it causes anger and censure. This piece...
Quote of the Week
"If we had started the Measure R campaign sooner, I mean there's no finger pointing, but I think there's a good possibility of getting a new initiative passed.."
Guest View: Hollister without a motorcycle rally – 4 years and counting
It took me a while to sit down at my desk and write about how I felt about our fourth year without a rally. How does one stay upbeat and positive while they watch the number of visitors to Hollister shrink exponentially every year without our famed motorcycle rally? I'll confess for me it is a huge struggle. I admit that Johnny's is very well the hardest hit by the loss but I know that our community as a whole suffers because of it.






